Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.86/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.73 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$340.86

59 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	350.31	1,866	34
Medium and Large 2	544	328.01	1,786	25

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $371.10, median $417.59 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

340.86

—

AL average16 barns · 547 hd

330.04

+10.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−76.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,668	188.42	3,142	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	172.58	2,351	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	162.35	1,956	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	142.00	1,718	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,667	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	380.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	331.03/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,735	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	332.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	346.84/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,029	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	417.27/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	377.93/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,757	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	435.75/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,394	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	331.51/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,764	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	320.57/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	299.81/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	354.58/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	334.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	365.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,345	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	306.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	321.40/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,697	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	355.02/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,839	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	414.06/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,573	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	350.63/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,480	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	336.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,620	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	311.38/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	395.23/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,684	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	166.07/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	164.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,952	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	155.27/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,882	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,118	7
Bulls	—	—	1,332	182.13/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,426	3
Bulls	—	—	2,003	194.71/cwt	194.00–196.00	3,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,016.67/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,666.67/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	313.46/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	382.17/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,219	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,718	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	174.75/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	357.77/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	353.82/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	443.99/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	504.84/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	454.91/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	406.69/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	345.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,291	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	345.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	321.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	337.24/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	369.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.89/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	349.89/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	433.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	369.00/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,242	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	423.97/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	313.02/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,236	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Tue Jul 22, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 892Last week 901Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 72Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	390.00–400.00	394.92
5	350–400	360	375.00–385.00	380.94
15	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	369.04
10	450–500	472	345.00–355.00	349.89
16	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	334.54
10	550–600	570	325.00–330.00	325.89
4	600–650	615	315.00–330.00	321.17
9	650–700	670	305.00–317.50	313.02
1	700–750	715	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	346.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	380.00–385.00	382.17
10	350–400	368	360.00–370.00	365.43
15	400–450	422	345.00–355.00	350.63
15	450–500	482	330.00–340.00	336.09
14	500–550	528	315.00–325.00	321.40
7	550–600	564	310.00–317.00	313.46
5	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	306.10
4	650–700	673	295.00–300.00	297.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	613	340.00–350.00	345.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	500.00–510.00	504.84
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	323	440.00–450.00	443.99
5	350–400	374	430.00–440.00	433.98
13	400–450	408	410.00–425.00	417.27
13	450–500	465	370.00–400.00	377.93
25	500–550	518	340.00–365.00	355.02
9	550–600	573	332.00–347.50	337.24
5	600–650	610	325.00–340.00	332.95
7	650–700	657	320.00–337.50	331.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
11	300–350	320	430.00–437.50	435.75
13	350–400	380	405.00–425.00	414.06
17	400–450	426	385.00–405.00	395.23
15	450–500	471	345.00–365.00	354.58
17	500–550	532	325.00–335.00	331.51
8	550–600	571	315.00–325.00	320.57
8	600–650	606	305.00–320.00	311.38
5	650–700	665	295.00–302.00	299.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	800–850	839	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	445.00–465.00	454.91
5	400–450	409	422.50–430.00	423.97
3	450–500	453	405.00–410.00	406.69
5	500–550	537	365.00–370.00	369.00
5	550–600	560	352.00–362.00	357.77
8	600–650	634	350.00–355.00	353.82
23	650–700	663	340.00–350.00	345.53
7	700–750	700	332.50	332.50
8	750–800	757	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	450.00	450.00
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	602	372.50	372.50
5	650–700	656	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	164.00–168.00	166.07
6	—	1,323	171.00–179.00	174.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,187	161.00–169.00	164.43
15	—	1,212	150.00–159.00	155.27
7	—	1,211	170.00–180.00	174.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	180.00–184.00	182.13
3	—	2,003	194.00–196.00	194.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,016.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,666.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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